New and Exciting in PLoS Community Journals

As always on Friday, there are new article published in the community journals – PLoS Pathogens, PLoS Computational Biology and PLoS Genetics. Here are few of my picks:
Growth of H5N1 Influenza A Viruses in the Upper Respiratory Tracts of Mice
A Single Mutation in the PB1-F2 of H5N1 (HK/97) and 1918 Influenza A Viruses Contributes to Increased Virulence
Universally Sloppy Parameter Sensitivities in Systems Biology Models
Ancient Exaptation of a CORE-SINE Retroposon into a Highly Conserved Mammalian Neuronal Enhancer of the Proopiomelanocortin Gene